Beverly Libertarian Daniel Fishman withdraws from Senate race

Monday

Mar 25, 2013 at 12:01 AMMar 25, 2013 at 3:13 PM

Beverly Libertarian Daniel Fishman has suspended all campaign activity and will not be submitting signatures to the Secretary of State for placement on the ballot in advance of the April 3 deadline, said the Fishman for Senate campaign Sunday.

Christopher Hurley / churley@cnc.com

Beverly Libertarian Daniel Fishman has suspended all campaign activity and will not be submitting signatures to the Secretary of State for placement on the ballot in advance of the April 3 deadline, said the Fishman for Senate campaign Sunday.

“When I first entered this campaign there were no Republicans officially announced and the three most prominently mentioned Republicans had all removed their names as potential candidates, said Fishman in a press release. “I was concerned that given the short period of time to gather signatures no Republican would be able to get on the ballot, and the Senator for Massachusetts would be chosen via the closed Democratic primary.

“Fortunately in support of the democratic process, three Republicans did stand up to run and successfully made it onto the ballot. I would like to thank Dan Winslow, Gabriel Gomez and Michael Sullivan for undertaking this largely thankless task,” Fishman continued.

“The support that my campaign has received has been buoying. In particular as my awareness grew of the burgeoning liberty movement in Massachusetts, I felt a tie back to the proud heritage of our state in leading on issues of Liberty. On the campaign trail, whether at a GOAL rally in Boxborough or gathering signatures on the street at Faneuil Hall, I was constantly approached by people in Massachusetts who thanked me for stating the obvious: Congress is completely broken. And it will not be fixed by electing the same sort of politicians to office,” he said.

“In the past I have run because I did not perceive a significant difference between the Republican and Democrat in their concern for the civil liberties of private citizens. I have however recently become satisfied that there is a candidate in the race who will give voice to those who fear a tyranny of the majority,” said Fishman.

In his final remarks he said, “With the conclusion of this campaign I will return to my day job and consider options for 2014.”